स्वतवस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• স্বতৱস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬲ᭄ᬯᬢᬯᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• স্বতবস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰝𑰪𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀢𑀯𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• သွတဝသ် (Burmese script)
• સ્વતવસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ੍ਵਤਵਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌵𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦱ꧀ꦮꦠꦮꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂹𑂫𑂞𑂫𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಸ್ವತವಸ್ (Kannada script)
• ស្វតវស៑ (Khmer script)
• ສ຺ວຕວສ຺ (Lao script)
• സ്വതവസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠣᠸᠠᢠᠠᠸᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘝𑘪𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠰᢦᢐᠠᠸᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧠𑧊𑦽𑧊𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐟𑐰𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ସ୍ଵତଵସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢱ꣄ꢮꢡꢮꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆠𑆮𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖝𑖪𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ස‍්වතවස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁 𑪙𑩾𑩫𑩾𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚶𑚦𑚙𑚦𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• ஸ்வதவஸ் (Tamil script)
• స్వతవస్ (Telugu script)
• สฺวตวสฺ (Thai script)
• སྭ་ཏ་ཝ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒞𑒫𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑩇𑨭𑨙𑨭𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From स्व (sva) +‎ तवस् (tavas). Cognate to Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wā (“lord, god”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sʋɐ.tɐ.ʋɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ʋɐ.t̪ɐ.ʋɐs̪/

Noun

स्वतवस् • (svatavas) stem, m

1. self-strong, inherently powerful, valiant (god)

Related terms

• स्वधा (svadhā́)